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The greenhouse effect: a model — Homework

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The greenhouse effect: a model — Homework

Explain the greenhouse effect and the container model.

  1. 1.What do greenhouse gases do to sunlight coming in, versus heat going back out?
  2. 2.Why is some greenhouse effect necessary for life on Earth?
  3. 3.Name one greenhouse gas mentioned this week.
  4. 4.Design a fair test, using two containers, to compare how much a gas affects temperature rise in sunlight. Name one variable you must keep the same.
  5. 5.What is the main human activity that has added extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere over the past two centuries?
🌲 Homeschool of the FutureSixth Grade · Science · week 14 homework